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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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